Calkins: Why does this keep happening to Memphis basketball?
Jalen Green skips college for the G League. It's the latest disappointment for Penny Hardaway and Memphis basketball.
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April 2020
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Thirty years later, Nikki McCray still holds a special place in Collierville
Before all her accolades as a player and as a coach, Nikki McCray was the "Coast to Coast" wonder of Collierville High.
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Analysis: Tigers’ pitch on G League risks falls short with five-star guard Jalen Green
Jalen Green made it official Thursday. The NBA G League snatched the elite prospect from the hands of the Tigers.
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Democratic Party kills DeBerry challenge, keeps him off ticket
The Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee rejected state Rep. John DeBerry’s challenge Wednesday, April 15, keeping him off the House District 90 Democratic ballot in the August primary.
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Germantown Public Arts Master Plan engages public in social distancing age
The city is in the midst of gathering public input for its public arts master plan. While guidelines prohibit large gatherings, public input will look slightly different than originally planned.
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Quarantine Cuisine: Hog & Hominy
Take-and-bake “pizza kits” of three of Hog & Hominy’s most elemental pies are available as part of the curbside takeout program at Catherine & Mary’s on South Main.
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New grants aim to shore up small businesses in distressed neighborhoods
The EDGE board on Wednesday approved a $1 million fund for Neighborhood Emergency Economic Development grants to coronavirus-impacted businesses in distressed neighborhoods. EDGE immediately began accepting applications.
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Stamps, Worley seeking re-election in Collierville
Aldermen John Stamps and John Worley will seek re-election in November. Financial disclosures filed last week affirmed the two plan to pull petitions in June and desire to continue serving on the Collierville board.
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Jalen Green switches decision date, weighs pro options
The tone shifted around Jalen Green's commitment Tuesday, and many are now picking the prospect to make the professional leap.
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Amazon hired 2,000 people in Tennessee the past month
Amazon says it has met its goal of hiring an additional 100,000 people in the U.S. over the past month, including 2,000 in Tennessee.
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St. George’s lacrosse team find ways to maintain camaraderie
Book clubs, cooking competitions and virtual "practices" help St. George's lacrosse program remain true to its values while not playing games.
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Calkins: How a 62-year-old Marine named Sgt. Tony is winning Facebook Live
Tony Ludlow started his wise-cracking boot camp more than 20 years ago. Now he's beaming it out on Facebook Live.
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Brothers in Arms: The journey of pitchers Bailey and Blake Wimberley
The novel coronavirus pandemic shut down Memphis' baseball season, but Tigers pitchers and brothers Bailey and Blake Wimberley are used to having their careers put on hold.
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‘How long’ is big question for city sales tax hit from pandemic response
Mayor Jim Strickland takes his budget proposal to the Memphis City Council in one week for the new fiscal year that starts July 1. And the unknown factor is how much sales tax revenue the city will lose in the shutdown of many businesses as nonessential during the pandemic.
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Quarantine Cuisine: Aldo’s and Slider Inn
Pizza from Aldo’s and a Jameson slushie from Aldo Dean’s Slider Inn just down the street makes a great meal to enjoy outside on a nice evening.
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A man, a dog — and how they saved one another
Mario Chiozza witnessed something horrible but it was later difficult to measure the good that came from it.
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A new director takes science-history museum ‘back to our roots’
Within a week of the city order to close because of the coronavirus, lesson-hungry homebound families were able to access Museum To Go, a sampler of Pink Palace artifacts, activities and movies. Kevin Thompson mobilized his gloved-and-masked education team to make museum content available in record time.
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Four-legged co-workers make working from home an experience, good or bad
Working at home with pets can be a blessing or a curse. Just remember, whatever you think, they might just think the same thing.
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Q&A with Joey Magnifico as he prepares for the 2020 NFL Draft
The former University of Memphis tight end spoke with The Daily Memphian about how he's preparing for the draft and more.
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Orders at EvergreenUV skyrocket in pandemic
Memphis company "going all over the world" to find bulbs for the products it makes to kill airborne pathogens, including COVID-19.
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Legislative leaders condemn DeBerry’s removal from Democratic primary ballot
Leading Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly are knocking the Tennessee Democratic Party’s decision to take veteran state Rep. John DeBerry of Memphis off the August primary ballot.
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Former MHEA coach Tracy Rice taking over at college alma mater
Tracy Rice looking forward to guiding the next generation of players at Blue Mountain College.
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Former state golf champ Abby Heck lending a hand in time of need
Two-time state golf champ Abby Heck, now at Notre Dame, offering needed service and comfort to patients at West Cancer Center.
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RDX grew from house in Bartlett to turning Mall of Memphis into HQ
A trucking firm's co-owner realized his new business was no longer an experiment when employees started feeling secure enough to buy bigger and better houses. That's when RDX started looking for a place to build a bigger headquarters.
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Election Commission waits to set August ballot until possible appeals
The withdrawal deadline for the Aug. 6 ballot passed Thursday with several withdrawals from races on the Shelby County ballot. But much of the attention is on the decision the day before by the Tennessee Democratic Party to remove four contenders from the party primaries in Shelby County.
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